CSIRO staff are protesting in seven regional centres across Australia today, with fears some offices could be closed down.

The CSIRO Staff Association says 700 jobs are set to go in the next 12 months, as the CSIRO tries to find efficiencies ahead of a $116 million funding cut over four years.

With just ten staff, the Alice Springs laboratory is a small one, and research scientist Dr Jocelyn Davies says the possibility of it shutting down as a result of job cuts has not been ruled out.

"Nobody has said it will be closed, but we are dwindling in numbers," she said.

"And if these cuts have a further impact then it's certainly looking very uncertain going forward for the next few years."

Today's protest in Alice Springs didn't feature a noisy march down the main street. Instead, staff met over a cup of tea to share their support for each other.

"Our lunch today is a mark of a feeling that we need to stick together and support each other, because none of us really know what is going to roll out over the next few weeks, in terms of the impact on individuals.